Better if you want to cheat! If you pedal a fixed wheel bike flywheel up to speed and then take your feet off, the pedals keep turning! With a fixed wheel bike, the momentum of the flywheel drives the pedals round. If you relaxed your legs they would move, but would not be generating any… Continue reading Isn’t ‘fixed wheel’ better?
Year: 2012
US Presidential Election: Something to learn?
[pullquote_right]”It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white, or Hispanic or Asian, or Native American, or young or old, or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight – you can make it here in America if you’re willing to try.”[/pullquote_right] It was the morning of November 7, which was perhaps the most awaited day… Continue reading US Presidential Election: Something to learn?
The Pirates of Coal Mines
It is 65 years since India attained independence and the nation has registered a series of ‘changes’, establishing its candidature for the next superpower. The days of misery are over, mafia raj no more, today the sophisticated crime of coal mines are just a material for thriller movies. Hang on. ‘Change’ not necessarily guarantees progress.… Continue reading The Pirates of Coal Mines
A party for the Aam Aadmi
At least that is what the founders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will tell you. They proclaim ‘Swaraj’, as their motto, meaning self-rule by the common man. The coming up of this party is a direct result of the corruption that the country has faced all these years, and of the multiple scams exposed… Continue reading A party for the Aam Aadmi
Graphic File Types (some examples)
File format Stands For Type Benefit .BMP Bitmap Bitmap – standard for PC Strong quality. Microsoft Paint files are saved as .BMP. .TIF/.TIFF Tagged Image File Format Bitmap Uncompressed image good for use on Mac or PC; large image file .WMF Windows Metafile Vector Many Clip Art in the Microsoft programs are in this format.… Continue reading Graphic File Types (some examples)